There are several very aggressive infections that are spread through the re-use of needles, including but not limited to Hepatitis C, and Human Immune-deficiency Virus, or more commonly known as HIV, as well as other medical concerns such as abscesses, and other wounds. In the article by Kondro, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Executive Director Ralf Jürgens said, “Some 34% of an estimated 4190 new HIV infections in 1999, and 60% of the 4000 hepatitis C infections diagnosed annually, are attributable to drug use” (1415). Under the supervision of the staff at safe injection sites they have access to clean needles, and are taught safer injection methods, creating an ultimately safer process which many can take with them, should they decide against using safe injection sites in the future, and furthermore teach to those around…